New Start (, , ÚK), also known as UK, was a political party in

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between 2017 and 2025, founded by

György Gémesi György Gémesi (born 3 January 1956) is a Hungarian doctor and politician. He is the current mayor of Gödöllő since 1990 and the president of New Start Party (''Új Kezdet''). Between 1998 and 2006 was Member of the National Parliament of ...

, mayor of

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. The party adhered to a

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political philosophy.

History

The party was founded in 2017, although Gémesi had floated the formation of his own party on previous occasions. He announced the formation of the party on 15 March, along with its 12-point platform. In July of that year, Gémesi announced that he was negotiating cooperation with centrist party

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(LMP). In December 2017, György Gémesi and Bernadett Szél has agreed, that the New Start and the Politics Can Be Different is running together in the

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. During the election,

was elected as MP but later resigned, and Krisztina Hohn replaced him on 11 June. She joined the

group at the

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. In July 2018, György Gémesi announced that his party would no longer cooperate with the LMP for the next year's

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and municipal elections. At the European level, the party joined the

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in February 2019. The party ran within the

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as an associate member in the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election, but neither of its two constituencial candidates won a mandate. The party was dissolved in 2025 without any financial debt.

Ideology

* Representing democratic values, promoting the enforcement of the rule of law. * Increasing the well-being of Hungarian citizens and ensuring the sustainable development of the economy. * Strengthen the unity of the Hungarian nation. * Implementation of a policy that is conducive to recognizing our country as a respected member of the democracies. * Provide favorable conditions for young people to learn, to work and to set up a family. * Statements of MEPs in parliamentary, municipal and European Parliament elections. * Give its members the opportunity to engage in public life.

Leadership at the foundation

* President:

* Vice-president: Györgyi Ambrus * Vice-president: Adrienn Pusztai-Csató * Vice-president: Krisztina Hohn * Vice-president: Róbert Molnár * Chairman of the caucus: Gábor Üveges

Notes

References

External links

* 2017 establishments in Hungary Anti-corruption parties Centrist parties in Hungary Conservative parties in Hungary European Democratic Party Liberal conservative parties Liberal parties in Hungary Neoliberal parties Opposition to Viktor Orbán Political parties established in 2017 Political parties in Hungary Pro-European political parties in Hungary {{Hungary-party-stub